Archive for January 21, 2024

The apostolic nuncio to Jordan, Bishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, speaks during an interview with CNA at the headquarters of the apostolic nunciature in Amman on Jan. 11, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Marinella Bandini

Nuncio highlights Jordan’s unique role in Holy Land Church today

Bishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, who became the first resident nuncio to Jordan one year ago, says the Church there... Read more

A lamb is wreathed in flowers during a special Mass for the feast of St. Agnes at the Basilica of St. Agnes Outside the Wall on Jan. 21, 2014.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

The origins of St. Agnes, child saint and martyr

Although not much is known about the life of St. Agnes, there are many stories passed down since her martyrdom... Read more

Thousands participate in Walk for Life West Coast on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in San Francisco.?w=200&h=150

By Jim Graves

PHOTOS: 2024 Walk for Life West Coast and OneLife LA: ‘Powerful Witness to Life’

Rain couldn’t dampen the hearts that champion the cause of the unborn in California on Saturday. Read more

Pope Francis presides over Mass for the Sunday of the Word of God in St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 21, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: Return to God’s word rather than social media’s ‘violence of words’

Speaking of the “immense power” that the word of God can unleash in people’s lives, Pope Francis encouraged us to... Read more

Pope Francis announced the start of a Year of Prayer in his Angelus address from the window of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace on Jan. 21, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis announces Year of Prayer to prepare for 2025 Jubilee

In his Angelus address, the pope said that a Year of Prayer starting Jan. 21 will be “a year dedicated... Read more

Pope Francis presides over Mass for the Sunday of the Word of God in St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 21, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis calls for release of 6 religious sisters taken hostage in Haiti

Armed gunmen took the religious sisters hostage in Port-au-Prince on Friday during a bus hijacking. Read more

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks during the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Sept. 27, 2023, in Simi Valley, California.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Ron DeSantis suspends presidential campaign after second-place finish in Iowa

The Florida governor had placed distantly behind former President Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses. Read more